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Works in the field of genocide studies tend to fall into one of a few camps. \xa0Some are emotional and personal. \xa0Others are historical and narrative. \xa0Still others are intentionally activist and aimed at changing policy or decisions.\n\nMartin Shaw\u2018s works fit into a fourth category. \xa0A historical sociologist, Shaw brings the very best of the social sciences to bear on the subject. \xa0His work is carefully reasoned, theoretically informed and intensely analytical. \xa0He\u2019s driven to understand how the incidents of mass violence fit together into particular categories and into the broader context of a changing world.\n\nHis thinking about genocide studies has influenced the field immensely. \xa0A decade ago, he began considering the question of the relationship between war and genocide. \xa0Four years later, he provided a theoretically rich discussion of the nature of genocide as a term and as an event.\n\nNow he moves on to consider the way in which the changes in the organization of the modern world have shaped the prevalence and nature of mass killing. \xa0In\xa0Genocide and International Relations: Changing Patterns in the Transitions of the Late Modern World\xa0(Cambridge University Press, 2013), Shaw surveys centuries of world history to understand the patterns and relationships that drive genocide and mass violence. \xa0Packed with observations and insight, the book demands and rewards attentive reading and reflection. \xa0It\u2019s a short book, but one that lingers long after you\u2019ve finished reading.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/genocide-studies